Russia aircraft producers to show best developments at Le Bourget

LE BOURGET (France), June 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian aircraft producers
will show their best developments at one of the largest world aerospace
show Le Bourget, which will open on Monday.
Several contracts are planned to conclude for the delivery of
aircraft. The Russian exposition will be among the ten most large-scale
stands this year, Director General of the Le Bourget aerospace show Gilles
Fournier said.
The Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company will show its medium haul airliner
Sukhoi SuperJet, which was demonstrated for the first time in France two
years ago. The United Aircraft Corporation does not rule out that
contracts may be concluded for the supplies of these airliners at the Le
Bourget show, but pins high hopes on an air show MAKS-2011 in August 2011.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has 170 firm orders now.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov will tell about the
advantages and disadvantages of SuperJet. Ivanov flied from Russia by a
SuperJet airplane, which will be put on display at the Le Bourget show.
Last week Sergei Ivanov was among the first passengers of the SuperJet
first airliner, which the Aeroflot Airlines will operate for regular
flights. The SuperJet has made the first regular Russian flight on June 16
from Moscow to St. Petersburg. After the flight Ivanov noted that he
considers the airliner as "comfortable and reliable."
A state-of-the-art amphibious airplane Be-200 will be put on display
as a real-size model for the first time at the air show, President of the
United Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Pogosyan said earlier. Since the
climate changes and wildfires are frequent in Europe, the EU states
express a growing interest to the Russian airliner. Russian pilots have
scheduled Be-200 demonstration flights and a simultaneous discharge of 12
tonnes of water in the colors of the Russian national flag.
The Irkut Corporation will exhibit a full-size cabin of a promising
medium haul airplane MS-21. The first airliner of this type is scheduled
to launch test flights in 2014, the MS-21 first supplies will be launched
in 2016.
In multimedia presentations, mockup models, video films, promotion
actions, posters and placards the Russian main arms exporting company
Rosoboronexport will acquaint thousands of participants, specialists and
guests of the Le Bourget aerospace show with the best models of Russian
weapons and military hardware. A generation 4+++ multifunctional fighter
Su-35, a new training and combat airplane Yak-130 and various Russian
helicopters will be presented. However, all these aircraft will have only
multimedia presentations. Russian warplanes already gained a good
reputation and do not need any more advertising, Pogosyan said. Meanwhile,
Pogosyan pledged that all people can study the scope of Russian full-size
warplanes at the MAKS air show in the Moscow regional town of Zhukovsky in
August.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will be a high guest at the 49th
aerospace show Le Bourget on June 21. The Russian premier is expected to
take a tour of the show and to watch the demonstration flights.
The Le Bourget aerospace show will work for specialists until June 23.
The show will be open for the broad public from June 24 to 26.